The 2015 Firefighter of the Year is Assistant Chief Earl Withers of Town of Dallas Vol. Fire Department. Earl is also a Captain with Gastonia Fire Department and is a respected Fire Instructor across the state of North Carolina. He joins the ranks of many worthy firefighters that have been … Read more about 2015 Firefighter of the Year – Earl Withers
Last year the General Assembly passed HB 698 which allowed Fire Chief’s to conduct criminal background checks on new and existing personnel, volunteer or career. These checks (G.S. 143B-943) are at the Chief’s discretion, and the information may be used to consider employment or … Read more about Criminal History Checks on Firefighters and Rescue Members
Senator Recognized for Efforts Senator Tom Apodaca Recognized by Fire Service Henderson County, NC, November 18, 2014: Senator Tom Apodaca was recognized Tuesday night at the quarterly meeting of the Henderson County Fire Chiefs. Representatives from Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania County fire … Read more about Press Release
EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014 12:00 P.M. EASTERN 11:00 A.M. CENTRAL 10:00 A.M. MOUNTAIN 9:00 A.M. PACIFIC Philip Oakes, National Program Director 307-433-8078 admin@firemarshals.org To help identify causes of fatal fires nationwide, NASFM launches online training program Training … Read more about Incident Report Training
2014 SAFRE Registration Now Open! Click here to register now for the Full Conference (Pre-Conference Training, Workshops and Expo) or buy a Day Pass. … Read more about 2014 SAFRE Registration Now Open! #WeAre
On behalf of the board and staff of the North Carolina State Firemen’s Association, I would like to thank each and everyone of you that attended the 2014 NCSFA Legislative Day. Having you there in uniform made for a truly impressive prescence in the halls of the legislature. We spent our day … Read more about North Carolina State Firemen’s Association Legislative Day
IRS Announces that Volunteers will not be Treated as Employees Under Obamacare Published Date: 01.11.2014 On January 10, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Mark Mazur posted a notice on the U.S. Department of Treasury’s blog that the IRS, “…will not require volunteer … Read more about IRS Announces that Volunteers will not be Treated as Employees Under Obamacare
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2013 SESSION LAW 2013-105 HOUSE BILL 532 *H532-v-4* AN ACT TO MAKE IT A CRIME TO OPERATE AN AMBULANCE, EMS VEHICLE, FIREFIGHTING VEHICLE, OR LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE UPON ANY HIGHWAY, STREET, OR PUBLIC VEHICULAR AREA WITHIN THE STATE WHILE … Read more about House Bill 532: Alcohol in Emergency Vehicles
